Acknowledgements

Warmest thanks to Toni Porter and Jonathan Silin for their generous and expert counsel. Shannon Kearns, Amparo Garcia, and the Occasional Paper Editorial Board offered helpful suggestions. On behalf of the Institute for a Child Care Continuum, I wish to express our gratitude to the A. L. Mailman Family Foundation, particularly Luba Lynch and Joelle Fontaine, who have supported our work for many years, and who provided funding for this volume.